, 1887-04-28
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through the country four miles north
and along the line Of the Little Rock
and Fort Smith railway. IL Was be-
tween quarter and half mile wide
and near Ozark, Franklin county, It
began doing great damage to trees,
houses and fences. Further east, near
Coal Hill and Clarksville, johnson
county, the damage was very serious
and many persons were injured. Four
miles from Clarksville this afternoon
Turner, John Reeds child, q. ID. Roo.
leys daughter and child and Mr.. Pelly
were killed. Mandy Phillips, near
Ozark, was severely injured by falling
timbers. Loss to farmers, buildings
fences, stock and growing crops IL Sc
we're but II cannot now be estimated.
ANOTHER ACCOUNT.
OZARK, Ark, April GA heavy
wind approached from several direc-
tions and the clouds met il, this val
ley and passed up a canyon east of
town, about the head Of which the
funnel appearance of the cyclone was
first seen. A track 800 yards wide
Was laid almost entirely bare. Tim
Der and all sorts Of improvements
were blown in every direction. The
residence OF James Worthy, where the
funnel first struck the ground, Was
blown forty feet and landed. Mr.
Worthy was badly hurt about the body,
but the family escaped by not being
inside the hous s. McCourt's church
was completely destroyed. One
dwelling near by was leveled, but the
members Of the family were so caught
between the timbers that nobody was
hurt. Mrs. Jas Morrison was severely
bruised, r. L. Woodruff, Jn0. Alstott,
Russell Mum, Jno. Miller and j. A.
McCOurts are the principal sufferers in
this section. General damage WAS
done to stock and out buildings, fem
cling, blooming orchards outside the
immediate track of the storm, while
inside everything was nearly total
wreck. .
MORE OF THE SAME.
NEVADA, Mo-, April PA heavy
storm, which originated in Kansas,
swept over the northwestern part of
this county last night between 8 and
8 o'clock. There were four persons
killed outright and several SO dan
gerously wounded that they will prob
ably die. The wind was proceeded
by hail storm, which did consider
able damage. Many of the hail stones
weighed from three to four ounces,
and some OF them measured nIne
inches in circumference; they cruuhed
through roofs, dwellings, and barns,
leaving holes through which mans
arm would pass with ease. Consider
able injury to stock is reported from
hail but no persons injured.
A TOWN WIPED OUT.
FORT ScorT, Kansas, April pa
Monitor special from Prescott, in this
county, reports u terrible cyclone on
Thursday evening about 6 80 o'clock.
ent points throughout the county and
incalculable damage was done to all
kinds OF property. Prescott was liter
ally wiped out Of existence, not
single building being left standing to
mark the site Of once prosperous
and thriving place. Reports are COM
ing in from all over the country Of
damage by the terrible storm. 1t was
| . genuine cyclone, but came from the
northwest instead Of the southwest as
is usual. Hail fell all over the coun-
try, some of the stones measuring
thirteen inches in circumference.
LIST OF cAsUALTIEs.
KAHsAs CRY, April ga Times
Prescott, Kansas, special gives the fol-
lowing list of casualties from the cy-
clone. The killed as reported are fif-
teen, namely: Constable Jake Steph-
en-, Will NJ. McKale, Mrs. Sarah Crane,
P. Flyyn, and three children, Jack
Brocach and wife. Mrs. Richard Hawk
mes, Mrs. Douglass Walter and infant,
an infant Of s. P. Dennisy, one of Joe
Duncan's and six year old child Of
Will McKale. The seriously injured
are: Jim Waldridge, arm broken; G.
White, arm broken; j. G. Kinsey, Sc
we're contusions; VIM. Campbell.
struck by timbers and it feared he
will die. On the farm of Richard
Hardness, he with with his wife, four
children and Misc Mirrick, of Oakland,
Ills, visiting the family, were in the
house. The building was taken up
bodily, carried two hundred yards and
dropped in an orchard, crashing upon
y large apple tree all of the occupants
we're hurt and Mrs Hardness kill
ed. The force OF the wind was appall-
ing and wonderful freaks were perform
I'd by the wind. 1t ia reported that
several persons were killed in Blue
Mound and Mapleton.
ELECTRIC PHENOMENON.
| NEVADA, Mo-, Apail GA great
many reports have been received oI
minor damages, and the escapes O
those whose homes we're ruined are
almost miraculous. A. 2 O'Clock thii
morning strong wind blew over thii
city but did no damage aside from The
overthrow OF . few chimneys ant
small outbuildings. Heavy rain n
that hour was attended by an inter
esting phenomenon in the northern